French Audio Dictionary - V
French Terms with Definitions and Sound Files
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| V | the letter V | French alphabet |
| un vacarme | racket, row, din | MdJ - V |
| un vacataire | stand-in, temporary replacement, part-time teacher | MdJ - V |
| vachard | (familiar adj) mean, nasty, rotten | MdJ - V |
| vache epagnole | ||
| vachement | (inf adv) - very, really, damn, bloody (Br Eng) | MdJ - V |
| la vacherie | (fam) - meanness, rottenness; nasty remark/action; garbage | MdJ - V |
| vaciller | to sway, wobble; flicker; (fig) - to shake, waver, falter | MdJ - V |
| vadrouiller | (inf) - to rove around | MdJ - V |
| Valentine | Valentina | French names |
| Valérie | Valerie | French names |
| la vanille | vanilla | Dessert |
| vanter | to praise, speak highly of, laud | MdJ - V |
| vaquer | to attend to, see to, take care of; to be on vacation | MdJ - V |
| vaseux | (inf adj) - woozy, dazed, hazy, muddled; lame, stupid | MdJ - V |
| le veau | veal | Meat |
| la vedette | star, leading figure | MdJ - V |
| vegetalien | ||
| vegetalienne | ||
| végétarien (m) | (adj) - vegetarian | Restaurant |
| végétarienne (f) | (adj) - vegetarian | Restaurant |
| la veille | wakefulness; night before, eve, brink | MdJ - V |
| veiller | to stay/sit up, be on watch, be awake, spend the evening | MdJ - V |
| veiller à | to look after, see to, monitor | MdJ - V |
| veinard | (inf adj) - lucky, jammy | MdJ - V |
| un veinard | lucky dog, lucky duck | MdJ - V |
| le vélo | biking | Hobbies |
| vendre | ||
| vendredi | Friday | Calendar |
| venir de | to have just [done something] | MdJ - V |
| venus | ||
| la véranda | porch | Home |
| le verlan | ~ Pig Latin | Verlan |
| le vernis à ongles | nail polish | Toiletries |
| Véronique | Veronica | French names |
| un verre | glass | Dishes |
| un verre à vin | wine glass | Dishes |
| vert | green | Colors |
| vertement | (adv) sharply, strongly | MdJ - V |
| le vertige | vertigo, dizzyness, giddiness | MdJ - V |
| un veston de sport | sport jacket | Men's clothing |
| les vêtements (m) | clothing | Clothing |
| les vêtements de femme | women's clothing | Women's clothing |
| les vêtements d'homme | men's clothing | Men's clothing |
| Veuillez | Please (be so kind as to) | Politeness |
| Veux-tu m'épouser ? | Will you marry me? | Love language |
| vexer | to upset, offend, anger | MdJ - V |
| la viande | meat | Meat |
| Victoire | Victoria | French names |
| Victor | Victor | French names |
| le vin | wine | Drinks |
| Vincent | Vincent | French names |
| vingt | 20 | Numbers |
| vingt et un | 21 | Numbers |
| vingt-deux | 22 | Numbers |
| vingt-trois | 23 | Numbers |
| violet | purple | Colors |
| Viognier | ||
| violet | ||
| virer | to turn (a car); to change (color); to kick out; to transfer | MdJ - V |
| Virginie | Virginia | French names |
| visa | ||
| le visage | face | Body |
| viser | to aim at/for, be directed at; (fam) - to take a peek | MdJ - V |
| visser | to screw on/down; (informal, figurative) to be glued to/in/on; (informal) - to be strict, keep a tight rein on | MdJ - V |
| vivant | (adj) - living, alive, live; lively, full of life; life-like; vivid | MdJ - V |
| vivoter | to struggle along, scrape by | MdJ - V |
| Voici... | This is... | Introductions |
| la voile | sailing | Hobbies |
| voire | (adv) - indeed, even | MdJ - V |
| la voiture | car | Transportation |
| vol | ||
| le volant | steering wheel | Driving |
| voleur | ||
| volontiers | (adv) - gladly, with pleasure | MdJ - V |
| vomir | ||
| vouloir à | to have something against someone | MdJ - V |
| vous | you | Subject pronouns |
| vous avez | you have | Liaisons |
| vous avez choisi | ||
| vous desirez | ||
| Vous êtes géniaux ! | You are just great! | Accent affectif |
| vouvoyer | to use "vous" with someone | Tu vs Vous |
| Vouvray | ||
| le voyage | travel | Travel |
| un voyou | hoodlum, delinquent, brat (can also be an adj) | MdJ - V |
| en vrac | (adv/adj) - loose, (in) bulk, jumbled, disorderly | MdJ - V |
| vraiment | really, very | Très synonyms |
| vu |
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